The last part of the Silurian strata exposure of the small rocky promontory at Ferriters Cove, before the wide sandy strip with beach stones, is very abstract…. but not so sculptural in appearance as the patches of water-worn mudstones that emerge here and there through the sand – see the next post!
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Great diagonal lines formed by the rocks Jessica. Would this have been horizontal originally when laid down?
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To be honest I am not certain what has been going on there. I’ll have to re-examine all the other pictures taken in an around this spot. The strata is on-end and sloping. I think the viewer is actually looking face-on at the bedding planes of the strata, the flat surfaces between each layer that would originally have been laid down horizontally. The diagonal lines and the curving lines seem to occur on the surface layer of the stratum and I don’t know what has created them. If I can work it out, I’ll post a further comment.
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Don’t be going to a lot of trouble Jessica, just idle curiosity on my part.
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It is an interesting scene for a geologist. For an artist, too, since these colors are really worth implementing in some art!
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That’s OK – I am curious too. Will follow it up when I have the time.
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Yes, it’s fascinating how variable these rocks are within such a short distance and all within the same Silurian Ferriters Cove Formation. The colours and textures are interesting, and pleasing to the eye, as well as a great source of inspiration.
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